Polski Dzial Patient care jeopardised by nurse stress
Findings from a new report released by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) show that patient care is being put at risk by staff cuts and excessive workloads, leading to unprecedented nurse stress and ill health. The Royal College of Nursing’s ‘Beyond Breaking Point?’ survey of over 2000 nursing staff working in a range of […]
Improving patient safety
Health Secretary Alex Neil has launched a set of ‘must do’ patient safety essentials at a conference on the Scottish Patient Safety Programme. The list sets out ten of the most successful elements of the patient safety programme that have been implemented widely across the NHS, and aims to ensure they will now be implemented […]
Recommendations to increase safety of medical devices
A breast implant register, more stringent checks and product traceability, and a pre-market authorisation system are among the measures proposed by the European Environment and Public Health Committee to prevent a recurrence of the PIP defective breast implants case. The resolution was passed unanimously. An estimated 400,000 implants made by the French manufacturer Poly Implant […]
MHRA updates advice for metal-on-metal hip replacements
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued updated advice to surgeons that patients with a particular type of metal-on-metal hip replacement should be monitored annually for the life of the hip replacement. This updates previous advice from April 2010 that patients with this type of hip replacement need only be monitored for […]
Review into safety of cosmetic treatments
Following recent concerns regarding French Poly Implant Prostheses implants, the Government has announced a review, led by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, the NHS Medical Director, to look at the arrangements for ensuring the safety of people seeking cosmetic interventions such as breast implants and dermal fillers. In addition, the Care Quality Commission is to conduct […]